Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error from the given options.
The Social Media Department is headless at the moment and many are vying to the post.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3, i.e. to the post.
- Vying means to compete or participate for something. The determiner 'to' is wrongly used here as it indicates a different sense/meaning, that is towards the post.
- Whereas the correct sense is that people have been competing 'for' the post to achieve something.
- Hence, the correct determiner that should have been used over here is 'for'.